We Don’t Recognize Broken Britain Anymore.

[@TheMichalaks]

Hello, you sexy animals! Thank you so much for tuning in to another week of shenanigans. I'm an idiot and totally forgot to mention that you still have time to grab your Blackout Cards before Christmas! (Don’t forget to use the discount code XMAS15 for 15% off.) www.blackoutcards.com/

[@Doejdbebsidhdhoei]

Online yoga sounds great! Can you give us a link to click to join please? We would also like to join the book club if that is still going. We are friendly peeps :) @themichalaks

[@catarinapires9457]

I actually prefer living in the UK even though I am from Portugal. I don't have a job like yours, just a normal 9 to 5 but with amazing flexibility and work/life balance and much better pay than what I'd ever get in Portugal. All my friends back home can't afford to buy a house (I can't afford one here in the UK either 😂), but the majority also have terrible jobs that don't offer as much work/life balance or proper pay to even rent a place. I'm talking about renting a place in the big cities like Lisbon or Porto, but unfortunately that's where we need to live in order to find work. A place like Algarve, or an island like Madeira, is much cheaper to rent or buy house, but then you can't find a proper job around those areas. Not to mention the country is unable to help any of the young people with proper initiatives. Basically it feels like everywhere you go there will be issues in one way or another. For your situation and lifestyle, I can see how a place like Algarve would be beneficial, but for me with an office work that would provide all the perks I currently get in my job in the UK, living in Portugal is a pipe dream. Maybe when I retire I'll be able to finally return.

[@emma-louisedollyhorwood335]

I love watching your videos as you are open and honest about how things truly are and always have a great mindset. I wish you and your family all the best in your new venture. Thinking about the bigger picture is exactly how we should all think. I can't wait to see what happens next for you all.

[@florahook8]

This is just my opinion but, the majority of people in the U.K. regardless of age, can hardly afford the cost of living and the way in which it has dramatically increased in the last few years. Young people cannot afford rent, let alone houses. Those that sacrifice things to own a house cannot afford to do anything other than pay their bills. The rate of earnings has not increased anywhere in line with inflation, most households are losing 10% of income per year for the last few years - and this includes doctors, nurses, teachers while execs at energy and water companies take bonuses . Our basic utilities like water and electricity and the council tax that is referred to in the video have gone up by £100's per year in the last few years, this is due to systemic government failings. Our precious resources such as the NHS & schools are suffering. The problem is UK wide and near on every household besides the 1% is struggling regardless of circumstance. Oh and it rains all the bloody time 😂 sorry that was so long, didn't realise how hard it would be to explain after I started. I think this is what Stef is referring to

[@braderspoole9662]

Give the UK some love, there is nothing better than a lunch in an old english Pub (if you can afford it). You can barely walk down the streets in some countries for crime.

[@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl]

im hearing the same thing from many countries, soon there will be no other countries to 'escape' to

[@louisevictoria_]

Totally feel you on many subjects in this video. Me and my partner have said many times the past few months, shall we leave the UK? It’s falling apart.

[@jenl2131]

I just opened up KZbin to see if my Sunday night video was up - and just got the notification!! Watching now! 😄👏👏

[@miaross1504]

I’m 26 and me and my boyfriend can’t afford to buy a house when we both earn over 40k each.. we live in the south coast and are trapped in the system, we want children and our own family but we’re too scared to bring children into this country with how it is heading. It’s so depressing. We are really considering moving elsewhere to escape. It’s so sad…

[@CaroleEvans93436]

Move north - you would also qualify for help to buy schemes.

[@jodielee3895]

We are currently looking to move overseas due to all of the reasons you have outlined. Portugal also being one of our options. We have two young boys, aged 2 & 4. Although we are very proud to be British and we love our country, it’s heartbreaking watching it being destroyed in front of our very eyes. Punished if you are even the slightest bit successful, yet unpunished for committing serious crimes.

[@GabrielSeyOfficial]

Those last 3 minutes!!!!! So good!!

[@stephanielake11]

Many people in Canada especially in the major cities & surrounding areas are truly struggling financially. The number of people going to food banks has skyrocketed. Most can’t afford the sky high rent prices or mortgage so they end up moving back in with their parents or go to somewhere super far. It’s been quite sad to see so many tents everywhere as so many have become homeless (we have a huge shortage of shelters). I don’t know what the solution would be.

[@jeffcota693]

I feel exactly the same! Don’t blame ya for going! Wish I could! Be happy 😊

[@carolinaRes180]

Can somebody explain to me, what the problems in UK are that he talks about?

[@hamiltonmews]

You have to live here, to feel it. Things like small businesses and farmers, being hit with new taxes out the blue. Ten million pensioners having their winter fuel payment removed, causing many to die this winter. People being thrown in prison, for posting unpleasant things on social. Two-tier justice and policing. The UK is a basket case and the Michalaks are doing the right thing, by escaping it all.

[@99Narnia]

A certain petition is showing how unhappy the British are.

[@jemmah4723]

There’s a long list so I’ll give you the highlights. A prohibitive tax system that takes most of our hard earned money. A dictator for a prime minister, who has let hardened criminals and paedophiles out of prison to make way for people who show their frustration at the state of things through protest and tweets. Mass immigration from countries that do not have the same values leading to an increase in knife crime, rapes and sexual assaults and the loss of our culture. Pot hole filled roads and a general lack of cleanliness and maintenance. The UK is obscenely expensive, dirty and unsafe.

[@jemmah4723]

I replied to this comment and just watched it be deleted! I guess I’m not allowed to say.

[@hamiltonmews]

@@jemmah4723Same. Goodness, me, Britain is more broken than I thought.

[@donnaphelan1438]

Here you so loudly Stef, well said.

[@0o0TheQueenBee0o0]

Don't ever move to Italy, you would hate the burocracy and the inefficiencies in the system and in everyday life. Yes everything is cheaper here than in the UK and the weather is beautiful but life is overall so complicated and terribly disorganized. I hope Portugal is better from this point of view.

[@JolieFleur0116]

Same with the US, I just payed $40 for parking 😩 I regularly have to pay $10-20 for parking here in Miami. We're just so tired of the high prices but we're stuck here for another 3 years until my husband's contract ends.

[@UbuTube]

When the final hyper-philosophical tirade ends, a message suddenly appears onscreen "Please consider subscribing". The contrast is weird and a stark reminder that, as someone put it, you may master the technology to send an astronaut to Mars, but you need to find a way for them to be able to pee...

[@star_wars_miniatures]

“Do ya like Dags?” 😂😂 if you know you know! Also 😅 “runners willy!”

[@loislyons3724]

Would the buyer accept a reduction on the sale price equal to the one pound per month charge? It seems such a trivial amount to stop a sale. Perhaps they've had cold feet and are using it as an excuse to get out of the deal? How frustrating!

[@philippelambrecht]

Its not just the uk other country’s too

[@keriknight3043]

All countries have there issues, but that all them are just as bad as the UK or have the same issues is not the case. Its easy to say that if you havent lived in other countries and have sth to compare it too :)

[@Albswt]

This was so powerful, loved it stef 👏👏

[@Warlywoo]

I so desperately want to get out of England with my family but without an EU passport (we have no EU family within the restrictions), it’s really expensive and uncertain. We didn’t vote to leave the EU either so it’s such a mess. If we don’t make it then our eyes are on Scotland, my partner is Scottish and I just love the integrity of that country comparatively.

[@alicehollington8028]

Loved this video Steph!

[@planetvegeta26]

Awesome video for sure really got me thinking at the end 👍

[@rosiebutler3820]

England is unrecognisable, I agree. Change will come, I just don’t think we have reached that tipping point yet. Many people are waking up to the corruption in the world and the powers that be know it. Sorry to hear about your house but maybe for whatever reason it’s not your time to move at this moment 💫 also well done Rufus!

[@beazuzmcceasar22]

The corruption is a worldwide issue tbf, not a UK issue.

[@Pollycat15]

Absolutely right about the need to look at ourselves, our sense of identity and ideological beliefs. This year I’ve found my self taking a step back from mainstream and social media (and all the common narratives and ideas floating about). I’ve taken up meditation and found myself reading the types of books I wouldn’t have previously been that bothered about like Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth. It all feels a bit weird.

[@jackiebrown2856]

Well done little man.xx💕💕

[@ambientlife2271]

I don't recognise Australia anymore, but I am European-born and never truly fit in here anyways. Your channel is helping me keep focused on my move to New Zealand next year. All the best with Portugal 🙂

[@catherinelodge4580]

why don't you recognise Australia anymore? I haven't been there for 15 years, miss the place, and am genuinely interested to know.

[@simonefloriane8895]

I love the original poster 😂💀

[@johnhunter7810]

Imagine placing a single grain of sand in a cathedral. Even then, that cathedral would be more densely packed with sand than the universe is with stars.

[@wellnessbynorah]

'You're not a world-famous vlogger!' HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Auntie Norah is so proud of you, Rufus - you tell your papa the truth and keep him humbled.

[@elizabethandrus3848]

YEAH RUFUS!!! Stef, We are also seeing mass exodus of our cities for pretty much the same reasons. My husband and I live in quite a large home but are unable to purchase a downsized home because they are between 300 - 400 thousand dollars! This is about the price we will sell our 2,300 sq ft home; but where our 3% mortgage rate is we can't afford the 7% that is being offered now. Be grateful you are young enough to have choices. You don't when you are at retirement age even if you have prepared your whole life for it. Hang in there!

[@MsStarface123]

Did you not see this happening over the last 14 years? (Also people are putting up with it because they are more bothered by the inconvenience of protesters than what the people are protesting).

[@MsStarface123]

(Cont)Thanks to the way the likes of GMB etc report on them☹️

[@bodiesands4654]

Rich influencer complains about taxes, moves to tax haven

[@CaroleEvans93436]

No more tax havens now Keir Starmer is in power. It means paying taxes both in the country you're from and the country moving to

[@jemmah4723]

Great deflection there 🙄 everyone has the right to complain about tax. It’s literal theft!

[@AutismTwinsUs]

Well done Rufus on the 11k, enjoyed this video immensely. Stef where do you get all the clips that go with your epilogue? All the best Adam PS Hannah well done also getting back to teaching yoga

[@oscararnell]

Is your council tax in Bath really going up by 1000s per year? Has your property been re-banded? Or did you mean 100s?

[@siandavis9676]

Well done to Rufus! Thanks for the dog penis lols. Never know what we’re going to get with these videos 😂 can Hannah share more book chat! Really love hearing what she’s reading! ❤

[@dreamsbylauren]

why do I have a feeling Rufus is going to be a comedian

[@trustnuffin9121]

Some people are born to be pioneers, others aren't.

[@jot_sw2503]

You can get an indemnity insurance policy re the rent charge - ask your solicitor 👍🏼

[@paulineballam5945]

Couldn’t agree more Stef 👏👏👏👏👏… love that analogy.. proper scary but WOW …. Well done to Rufus … love that he did that … really long too 👌❤…. Hope you all get good news soon … Portugal is calling loudly now 😅… another great vid love Pauline x

[@hayliemorris5661]

❤🇨🇦

[@Tiffanynicholls]

Completely agree with how you feel about the uk :( the system is so broken and it doesn’t feel like home anymore - and when I say home I mean- comfort, safety, pride in what this place stands for etc…so, so sad x

[@elisiaw5515]

I’ll see you in five guys 😂

[@darquisekrysciak8732]

🥰🇨🇦

[@rohanamir5797]

Wish you had used your platform to speak up about the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. We all have a Moral obligation to speak up on injustice. You can’t be disappointed by what’s around you when you choose yourself to remain silent 😢

[@CaroleEvans93436]

It makes no difference if anyone speaks up about the war in the Middle East. I'm in my mid 50's - growing up watching war reports on the Middle East, wars which have gone on for thousand's of years. The wars are just passed down to the next generation, million's of children and their families have died. The governments in charge do not understand how precious life is

[@LuLuBeeBah]

We as a country have cone out of an abusive relationship...its called 14 years of the Tories absolutely fucking us 😢

[@gloriabeckley7464]

I am American, you cannot image my disappointment after the last presidential election. My worst fears about my country has been confirmed.

[@heidiharris5773]

If you had not been disappointed in the election you would be in the exact same situation that Great Britain is in and why the Michalak family must leave their home in search of a better place that America will soon return to!!

[@marionpaterson772]

Thing is we can't all leave now because of Brexit. I'm Scottish but we have no say in anything . I'm fed up of the part the UK is playing just now in the Middle East. I've never felt more ashamed of being British, so I now tell people I'm Scottish

[@mindmatters2922]

Biden? Jaysus, the senile cretin with his seedy son…wow..Trump will sort out the country..

[@MarizaRodrigues-mw4bn]

You may be able to do something: like moving to a friendlier state and vote for it to become INDEPENDENT.

[@creek1903]

Really 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️then move out of America 🇺🇸, I’m the opposite we are proud of our new president coming into office in 2025

[@zebz313]

What are your thoughts on the israel palestine conflict?

[@Annie-ZA]

Netanyahu is 100% to blame. He's an entirely self-serving top tier Illuminati and has made flattening the entire area his mission. FACT! I pray that Trump will refrain from being influenced by his Jewish son in-law, and finally see right through that monster akin to Hitler. US funding for Israel HAS TO STOP. Period. Everything I know about him & that mess that he's intentionally created, I learned through Matthew's Messages and MatthewBooks (one word).

[@hamiltonmews]

Good luck in Portugal guys, the UK is in a sorry state. Also sorry you are moderating political comments on here. 😢

[@TheMichalaks]

@@hamiltonmews ?

[@jemmah4723]

@@TheMichalaksI’ve just had my comment deleted. I was explaining to someone what the issues are in the Uk. One minute it was there, the next it was gone. I assume keir himself deleted it. I expect a call from the thought police shortly lol

[@hamiltonmews]

@@jemmah4723 Me too!